1928
John
2020
John Gernaat
November 20, 1928 — March 25, 2020
GERNAAT, JOHN JR.
Of Kalamazoo, MI
Went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, March 25, 2020 while surrounded by his loving family. John was born to John, Sr. and Helen (Steinhaus) Gernaat on November 20th, 1928 in Kalamazoo. John was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo where his career of farming celery, hot house tomatoes and bedding plants spanned over 60 years. In 1996 he fully retired and passed John Gernaat & Son Greenhouse to his eldest son.
John was a lifelong member of Second Christian Reformed Church where he was both a Deacon and Elder for many years. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed all sports. He enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends and was known for his beautiful tomato plants he tended to every spring and graciously shared with family and friends.
On November 4th, 1949, John was united in marriage to Evelyn (Veldkamp) who survives. They celebrated 70 years of marriage and had five children: Dennis (Shirlee) Gernaat, Carol (Dan) Hazelhoff, Brenda Gernaat, Christopher (Brenda) Gernaat, Julie (Mark) VanDyken; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and six sisters.
A Celebration of Life Service for John & Evelyn will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Second Christian Reformed Church, 3015 Nichols Road. The family will greet friends from 1:00 to 2:00pm with the service to begin at 2:00pm with Pastor Fred DeYoung officiating.
Memorials may be directed to Park Village Pines or Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan.
To view John's personalized guestbook please visit https://www.langelands.com
Of Kalamazoo, MI
Went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, March 25, 2020 while surrounded by his loving family. John was born to John, Sr. and Helen (Steinhaus) Gernaat on November 20th, 1928 in Kalamazoo. John was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo where his career of farming celery, hot house tomatoes and bedding plants spanned over 60 years. In 1996 he fully retired and passed John Gernaat & Son Greenhouse to his eldest son.
John was a lifelong member of Second Christian Reformed Church where he was both a Deacon and Elder for many years. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed all sports. He enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends and was known for his beautiful tomato plants he tended to every spring and graciously shared with family and friends.
On November 4th, 1949, John was united in marriage to Evelyn (Veldkamp) who survives. They celebrated 70 years of marriage and had five children: Dennis (Shirlee) Gernaat, Carol (Dan) Hazelhoff, Brenda Gernaat, Christopher (Brenda) Gernaat, Julie (Mark) VanDyken; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and six sisters.
A Celebration of Life Service for John & Evelyn will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Second Christian Reformed Church, 3015 Nichols Road. The family will greet friends from 1:00 to 2:00pm with the service to begin at 2:00pm with Pastor Fred DeYoung officiating.
Memorials may be directed to Park Village Pines or Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan.
To view John's personalized guestbook please visit https://www.langelands.com
To order memorial trees in memory of John Gernaat, please visit our tree store.
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Memorial Visitation
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern time)
Second Christian Reformed Church
Celebration of Life Service for John & Evelyn
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern time)
Second Christian Reformed Church
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